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1998
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Company Commander:
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Richardson
Watchstanders:Sgt J
Bostick, Sgt E Miranda, Sgt J Miller Jr, Sgt M Lunn, and Sgt S Sandy.
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2nd Lt
(USMCR) Matt Lunn: "During
this period the embassy was evacuated four times (three non-essential
personel and dependants and once where we all left and the post closed
for approximately two months 08/98-10/98 following the Bombings in Dar
and Nairobi)
The
State Dept people went to various places and us MSG's went back to
MSGBN in Quantico, until they cleared us to go back". |
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1997
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Company Commander:
Detachment Commander: Gysgt
Laufenburg
Watchstanders: Sgt E.
Miranda, Sgt D Hurtado, Sgt R Levesque, Sgt W Spink, Cpl J Cassidy,
Cpl
Matthew E Lunn (Currently 2ndLt USMCR) |
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Larry
Bell: "In 1997 a former SIMBA with his followers finally
overthrew
Mobutu, and now the country is officially re-named the old moniker THE
DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO AND the original
flag - with a deeper blue field - is the official flag of the
country: "
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1968
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1967
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Company Commander:
NCOIC: SSgt Nicolas Gulu
Watchstanders: Sgt Larry A. Bell,
Sgt Plank, Sgt Villani,Sgt Robinson, Sgt Rule, Cpl
Fisher, Cpl Ongley, Cpl Eugene Jones |
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expanded to 7 Watchstanders |
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1966
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Company Commander:
NCOIC: SSgt
James E. Kenney (1964 – 1966 deceased)
Watchstanders: Sgt
Steve Thomas(65 -66),
Cpl Eugene
Jones (66 -67), Cpl
Juan Rocha (65 -66), LCpl Larry A.
Bell (65-67) |
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Company Commander:
NCOIC: SSgt James
E. Kenney (deceased) / SSgt Ron Giles (deceased),
Watchstanders:
Sgt Gene Jones, Cpl Gary Willis, Cpl Larry Bell, , Sgt Steve Thomas,
Cpl Juan Rocha |
 [Larry
Bell]: "General Mobutu who had been a power in the Congo almost since
the first day of independence quietly overthrew President Kasabuvu in
1965. Mobutu's political party flag became the national standard
and the country's name changed to ZAIRE (1971-97). The
names of the cities throughout the country were changed back to their
origin African names andthe capital LEOPOLDVILLE became KINSHASA (all
these native names have remained to this day) He reign for 30
years. " |
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1964
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Company Commander:
NCOIC: SSgt James E. Kenney (May 1964 -),
Watchstanders:
Sgt Edward Arthur, Cpl Jack D. Fife, LCpl Richard P. Roberto, LCpl
Richard Russell |
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1963
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SSgt Steen (June1962 -
1963)
Watchstanders: Cpl
Ralph Emmons, Cpl Robert Crawford, LCpl John Bullock, LCpl Chris
Mansfield |
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GySgt Harold W. Leach
Watchstanders: Cpl
Arthur F. Williams
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1961
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1960
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Detachment
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Company
Headquarters, Beruit Lebenon |
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[Larry
Bell]:
Prior to independence in 1960 the
Congo was identified as The Belgian Free State (1897 - 1960):
Independence
was granted by Belgium on June 30, 1960and the official name of the
country became: The Democratic Republic of the Congo (1960-1964)
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1956
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1950
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Special
Thanks to Larry Bell, ( Congo 1965), for his knowledge of the
early
days of the Belgian Free State / Democratic Republic of the Congo
/
Zaire.
His website MercenaryCongo.com is filled with historical
details of his experiences in the Congo, and in Vietnam, as a
Marine
and working with the CIA.
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